Google Now Logs You Into Chrome Whenever You Sign Into A Google Service

Google has recently made a small change to the way its browser, Chrome works, and it’s one that could raise some privacy red flags. Now, whenever you sign into a Google-owned service, like Gmail or YouTube, you’ll be signed into the web browser as well.

Under normal circumstances, you wouldn’t need to sign into Chrome unless you want your browser activity to be consistent across platforms. For instance, perhaps you want the tabs you have open on your desktop to also be on your smartphone.

You will not only need to sign into Chrome for this to happen, but you’ll also have to explicitly opt-in to have your browsing data sent to Google through the Sync function. With the implementation of the new auto-login mechanism, it was easy to mistakenly assume that Google has actually enabled the Sync function automatically which is why there are concerns from users.